[Now he pulls back, because now or never, Alesci. Salvatore? Stefan, he settles upon thinking. No matter who he is, he's Stefan.]
Me too. Which is why... there's something I should've told you a long time ago, but I just never got around to it.
[Even though he's pulled back, he regrets it, because it means looking at her and trying to form the words that he doesn't want to say, because saying it makes it REAL, and he's not sure he wants that.
Still, she's visited his dream, of moving into a bedroom that wasn't quite Salvatore's or Alesci's, of his subconscious asking if these memories and quirks were worth keeping--]
I'm a reincarnation, Alex. I've got two lives rattling around in my head, and they're not great about sharing. [Deep breath,] And I'm kind of worried that as time goes on, and I remember more and more about my past life, I'm not gonna be me anymore.
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Me too. Which is why... there's something I should've told you a long time ago, but I just never got around to it.
[Even though he's pulled back, he regrets it, because it means looking at her and trying to form the words that he doesn't want to say, because saying it makes it REAL, and he's not sure he wants that.
Still, she's visited his dream, of moving into a bedroom that wasn't quite Salvatore's or Alesci's, of his subconscious asking if these memories and quirks were worth keeping--]
I'm a reincarnation, Alex. I've got two lives rattling around in my head, and they're not great about sharing. [Deep breath,] And I'm kind of worried that as time goes on, and I remember more and more about my past life, I'm not gonna be me anymore.